Measuring the body

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Lasmartchika
Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Ok, I've been reading on other posts that when you don't see any changes on the scale, the best thing to do is to do body measurements cuz that's where you'll see other results. So I was wondering what body parts do you measure and how often do you do the measurements?

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  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
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    Waist, hips, leg, calf, arm. Be consistent with where you measure and do it monthly or bi-weekly if you hit a plateau. Best of luck.
  • carolinaem
    carolinaem Posts: 58 Member
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    Just to add in, I like measuring two spots on my waist- my actual waist and the largest part of my abdomen. Nice to see the belly (slowly) disappear.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    Make sure to measure in the same spot using the same amount of tension. It's harder to measure yourself than someone else, so maybe get someone to measure for you. :)
  • shabaity
    shabaity Posts: 791 Member
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    It was lovely to discover I'm an inch smaller than 2 weeks ago. Though I just started actually logging it.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
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    Thank you so much for your answers everybody! :smile:
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,576 Member
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    I measure neck, both upper arms, neck, bust, waist (near the navel), hips/bum, both thighs. I weigh weekly, but only measure monthly.

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